asked Her Majesty's Government:
In each of the past five years, how many claimants of incapacity benefit and severe disability allowance ceased to claim, by age decile. [HL719]
The information is shown in the tables below.
IB Year to May 02 Year to May 03 Year to May 04 Year to May 05 Year to May 06 Under 20 32.1 31.2 30.0 27.3 20.5 20-29 126.6 121.9 123.3 121.8 103.0 30-39 133.2 132.2 127.9 127.8 112.0 40-49 126.9 126.9 125.1 132.3 119.9 50-59 171.6 166.1 178.0 174.3 154.8 60-69 109.6 101.9 115.7 106.6 87.1 70 and over - - - - -
SDA Year to May 02 Year to May 03 Year to May 04 Year to May 05 Year to May 06 Under 20 0.6 - - - - 20-29 2.9 2.0 1.6 1.1 1.0 30-39 2.2 1.8 1.3 1.9 1.5 40-49 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.3 50-59 6.2 5.0 5.6 5.0 5.0 60-69 4.3 4.9 4.4 3.8 3.1 70-79 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 0.7 80 and Over *0.3 *0.3 *0.4 0.5 *0.4 Source: DWP Information Directorate, 5 per cent samples. 1 The information in these tables is not published in this format elsewhere. 2 Figures are shown in thousands and rounded to the nearest hundred. 3 *Figures are subject to a high degree of sampling error and should only be used as a guide 4 - indicates Nil or Negligible 5 These figures have been updated to include late notified terminations, including terminations for Retirement Pension. 6 Figures prior to 2004 are subject to minor changes 7 IB “Claimant” figures include all IB (including IB credits only cases).